Myocardial infarction. 1. Endocrine glands produce special substances called

TEST

1. Endocrine glands produce special substances called ….

a) proteins

b) lipids

c) nutrients

d) hormones

e) thrombocytes

2. Hormones may affect … and functioning of different systems.

a) growth

b) metabolism

c) height

d) size

e) depth

3. The activities of endocrine glands are regulated by the ….

a) reproductive system

b) cardiovascular system

c) nervous system

d) respiratory system

e) urogenital system

4. The functions of all endocrine glands are ….

a) independent

b) separate

c) combined

d) tied together

e) interconnected

5. The … is the chief gland of this system.

a) thymus

b) cerebellum

c) adrenals

d) hypophysis

e) pancreas

6. The hormones are carried throughout the organism with the ….

a) lymph

b) blood

c) cerebrospinal fluid

d) respiration

e) urination

7. Hormones are secreted directly into the ….

a) lymph

b) liver

c) blood

d) spleen

e) spinal cord

8. A disturbance in the activity of the endocrine glands is accompanied … changes throughout the organism.

a) in

b) on

c) for

d) at

e) by

9. The glands make … a single system.

a) out

b) up

c) of

d) with

e) by

10. The influence of hormones … the organism is called humoral regulation.

a) at

b) with

c) on

d) by

e) of

Exercise 1. Practice the pronunciation:

Adjunct ['ædʒΛŋkt], caution [kɔ:∫(ə)n], countermand [kauntə'mænd], strenuous ['strenjuəs], delay [di'lei], initial [i'ni∫(ə)l], leukocytosis [ljukə'saitəusis], convalescence [kɔnvə'lesns]

Exercise 2. Topic vocabulary:

To assume - предполагать

To undergo - претерпевать

To suspect - подозревать

Burden – бремя, груз

To delay - откладывать

Healing - заживление

Valuable adjunct – ценный помощник

Strenuous exercises – энергичные упражнения

To permit - разрешать

To attempt – пытаться, делать попытку

Caution - предосторожность

To countermand - отменять

Сonsiderably – значительно

Exercise 3. Translate into Russian. Pay attention to modal verbs:

The patient should be put to bed whenever the diagnosis of myocardial infarction is even suspected.

The patient must remain at absolute rest.

Overburdening of the heart may delay or cause rupture of the myocardium and death.

All strenuous exercises should be countermanded.

Ambulation may be permitted after 4 or 5 weeks in bed.

Caution should be observed in allowing the patient to get out of bed.

Tachycardia, dyspnea and chest pain is an indication that the period of bed rest should be considerably extended.

After the patient had become ambulatory, the increase in activity should be very gradual.

Exercise 4. Form new words and translate them:

ABLE: valuable, reason, favour, eat, understand

OVER -: burden, weight, estimate, salt

Exercise 5. Read and translate the text:

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